Sunday, December 01, 2013

To make it into the NBA draft
is to set yourself apart as a truly exceptional basketball player, the pride of
your home-town, your state and your family. To be counted as one of the very
best players in the NBA is to stand as one of the very greatest basketball
players on the face of the Earth. The five men who have made this list are true
giants of the game, with talent, skill and athleticism that set them apart from
the highly competitive field in one of the world’s most popular sports. Without
further ado, here are our top five players currently competing in the NBA:

5. Tony Parker, San
Antonio Spurs

Superstar point guard Tony
Parker has it all, with a potent mix of red hot talent and ever increasing
experience. He helped the Spurs to three NBA titles in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and
continues to utilise his pace and impressive field goal percentage to the
significant benefit of his team.

4. Russell Westbrook,
Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder point
guard Russell Westbrook is a three time All Star with a level of athleticism
that continually confounds fans, team-mates, commentators and opponents alike.
No one in the NBA attacks the basket as doggedly as Westbrook, and it shows -
over his first five seasons he contributed an average of 19.9 points per game.

3. Chris Paul, Los Angeles
Clippers

Six-times All-Star and
two-times Olympic Gold medallist Chris Paul is a giant force in world
basketball. Having achieved the honour of being NBA steals leader on five
separate occasions, this player can completely change the flow of a game like
no other. Perhaps the most likely player in The NBA to mess up your dafabet sports predictions with one clever sweep of his arm.

2. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma
City Thunder

Rangy Oklahoma forward Kevin
Durant represents the perfect combination of physical stats and incredible
skill. A four time All Star and three time NBA scoring champion, they don’t
come very much better than Durant...

1. LeBron James, Miami
Heat

One player who just might
have the beating of Durant is The King of the NBA LeBron James. A worldwide sporting superstar, James has
spear-headed the past two championship triumphs of the Miami Heat. At the
moment, this player is quite simply the leader of the pack.